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PostPosted: Nov 28, 2011 13:40    Post subject: Book: Tables of gemstone identification  

I highly recommend the following book (english language):

Tables of gemstone identification, by Roger Dedeyne & Ivo Quintens (costs around 90$)

This is primarly a gemological data book which compiles exhaustive reference data for for gem identification.

However I think it is a must-have for anywone interested in minerals, because the data in the book is also very valuable for identifying minerals.

Note that similar data can also be found on geminterest(dot)com
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PostPosted: Nov 28, 2011 19:14    Post subject: Re: Book: Tables of gemstone identification  

Another good book in english is Gemstone and Mineral Databook by John Sinkankas.
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PostPosted: Nov 29, 2011 06:08    Post subject: Re: Book: Tables of gemstone identification  

Hi to everybody! This manual should be interesting. Despite I'm a gemmolgist, I didn't know it. Normally I use the tables by Birgit Gùnther, from Idar-Oberstein. Mrs Gùnther was a teacher of mine a the Deutsche Gemmologische Gesellschaft and those tables are very well done and moreover updated. Recently a new edition came out, with all of the updatings. I will consider highly the book of Dedeyne and Quintens too, and also the J.Sinkankas as well, even if I think the latter shouldn't be so updated, because he died in 2002, almost 10 years ago! But the personality of Mr Sinkankas is not to be discussed!
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PostPosted: Nov 30, 2011 11:29    Post subject: Re: Book: Tables of gemstone identification  

The book you suggest:

'Tables of gemstone identification', by Birgit Gùnther, third edition (reworked and updated)

Is the all content of the book traduced into english language?
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PostPosted: Nov 30, 2011 13:21    Post subject: Re: Book: Tables of gemstone identification  

Well, it is already written both in German and in English, double language!
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PostPosted: Nov 30, 2011 16:10    Post subject: Re: Book: Tables of gemstone identification  

OK I know what I'm getting for Christmas :-)
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PostPosted: Dec 01, 2011 05:04    Post subject: Re: Book: Tables of gemstone identification  

Well done Cascaillou! For your information, the price is about 85 €, not so much!!! Greetings by Riccardo.
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